Tree Rings
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"Tree Rings" is a novel that affectionately depicts the struggle of three generations of the Chen family against their fate. For thirty-seven years, the old wells deep in the Dabie Mountains and the tree trees at the entrance of the village silently witnessed the joys and sorrows of the Chen family. The story begins on a rainy night in 1980, when a young girl named Chen Konggu took over the half-piece of jade Guanyin left by her mother and embarked on a journey to find the meaning of life. From the Pearl River Delta to the Golden Triangle, from Hong Kong to Dunhuang, broken jade and paper mulberry have become important metaphors in her life. The tree paper is not only the spiritual totem of the Chen family, but also symbolizes the tenacity and resilience of life. Its bark, fiber, and root system have brought hope and salvation to the Chen family at different times. The fragments of Jade Guanyin hide the code of Laojing's dragon veins, guiding the Chen family to find the true meaning of life. The novel breaks the tradition of narratives of suffering and takes "growth" as its core, showing how Chen Konggu was reborn in the midst of brokenness, turning scars into growth rings, building a business empire into a root system, and allowing intangible cultural heritage skills to rejuvenate in the live broadcast era. This is a life fable about fragmentation and reconstruction, and also a song of the rings of the year in which nature and humanity coexist. It makes people deeply moved when reading it. Chen Konggu's life is a microcosm of the struggle of three generations of the Chen family against their fate. It is also an epic story of the endless struggle of individual lives over the past 40 years of reform and opening up.
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